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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the chapter "Nation Time," who harasses Kody while he is driving with Tamu and his children?
(a) The police.
(b) His gang.
(c) Muhammad.
(d) His family.

2. According to Kody's last chapter, how are the Crips still struggling?
(a) They are not struggling.
(b) They are still fighting their own.
(c) They are loosing members.
(d) They miss Kody.

3. Who does Kody visit in jail at the end of "Nation Time"?
(a) Crazy De.
(b) Muhammad.
(c) His brother.
(d) A former rival gang member.

4. What is the name of an alternative group that grows out of the C.C.O?
(a) B.N.C.O.-Blue Note Crip Organization.
(b) Latin Kings.
(c) Westside Crips.
(d) Mexican Mafia.

5. What California prison is Kody transferred to in the chapter "Reconnected?"
(a) Folsom.
(b) San Quentin.
(c) Kern Valley.
(d) Wasco.

6. Why does Kody respect Muhammad?
(a) He is afraid of him.
(b) He is interested in learning more about Islam.
(c) He knows he is a former gang member.
(d) He helps get Kody out of trouble.

7. Why is Kody's cell block called 48 Hours?
(a) It is Kody's lucky number.
(b) If you live the first 48 hours, you have a good chance of long term survival.
(c) The guards change their shift every 48 hours.
(d) It is cell block 4800.

8. Why is Kody kept on "The Rock," the solitary lock down part of the Youth Facility?
(a) He is considered a serious offender.
(b) The regular prison is overcrowded.
(c) He hits a guard.
(d) It is for his own protection.

9. Why do Tamu and Kody need to go home when they are at the restaurant?
(a) Kody is not feeling well.
(b) Tamu is worried about their daughter.
(c) Rival gang members show up.
(d) They are short $10 for the bill and go home to get it.

10. Why does Muhammad ask Kody and his group to leave the Islam service?
(a) The leader feels like they do not belong there.
(b) Kody gets caught with a weapon.
(c) They are talking during a film.
(d) They are not participating.

11. In the last chapter, which two groups decide on a cease fire?
(a) The different sets within the Crips' organization.
(b) The Bloods and the Crips.
(c) The Bloods and the Independence Movement.
(d) The Mexican Mafia and the Latin Kings.

12. In the chapter, "Tamu", what friend does Kody reconnect with after getting out of jail?
(a) Huck.
(b) Crazy De.
(c) Finn.
(d) Muhammad.

13. How does get to Los Angeles after he is paroled in the chapter "Nation Time?"
(a) Airplane.
(b) He hitchhikes.
(c) He mom picks him up.
(d) His brother sends a taxi.

14. Why does Rattone criticize Kody?
(a) He criticizes Kody for becoming a Blood.
(b) He criticizes Kody for leaving the gang life.
(c) Rattone criticizes Kody for his involvement in the new organization of Crips.
(d) He is upset that Kody is in prison.

15. Why is Kody sentenced to solitary confinement in the chapter, "48 Hours?"
(a) He refuses to eat.
(b) He gets into a fight.
(c) He was there when his cell mate attacks someone.
(d) He steals from his cell mate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Kody's mom want him to see upon his release from the Youth Facility in the chapter, "Tamu?"

2. In the "Epilogue" what organization does the drug dealer Kody attacks work for?

3. In the chapter "Nation Time," what group does Kody begin to distance himself from?

4. Who is Kody's cell mate in the jail facility at the start of "48 Hours"?

5. What happens to Kody after he is arrested his involvement in attacking a drug dealer in the last chapter?

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